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Rex Lumber, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rex Lumber, LLC in GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer Rex Lumber, LLC Report ID 2015085730
Address 5299 Alabama Street City, State ZIP GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA 32440
Event Date August 15, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Saw blades-unattached
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # 1085974
GPS Coordinates 30.95000, -85.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the teeth on a saw when the chain used in the lockout/tagout procedure broke, allowing the saw blade to fall and strike the employee's head and knocking him out. He fell about 2 feet and broke his right leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2015, a worker at Rex Lumber, LLC in GRACEVILLE, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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